Leora Tanenbaum

(1969) Writer

10 quotes in 94 categories

Leora Tanenbaum is a writer.

Quick Facts About Leora Tanenbaum

Born: June 3, 1969
Profession: Writer

About Leora Tanenbaum

[Wikidata] American feminist author... | [Wikipedia] Leora Tanenbaum is an American feminist author and editor known for her writing about girls' and women's lives. She is credited with coining the term "slut-bashing" in her 1999 book Slut!: Growing Up Female With a Bad Reputation; the concept has since been mostly known as "slut-shaming."

Quotes by Leora Tanenbaum

I couldn't stand being identified by my sexuality, I retaliated by insisting that people regard me for my intellectual worth. My intellect…

Leora Tanenbaum

Damage

Image

“Everyone knows that children and teens want to blend in and follow the crowd. And from whom do they learn this lesson?…

Leora Tanenbaum

Casual friday

Image

“If I had been armed with a feminist understanding that no girl deserves to be called a slut, perhaps I would have…

Leora Tanenbaum

Bullying

Image

Indeed, girls can be so in need of social approval that they confuse harassment for acceptance--thinking that any attention is better than…

Leora Tanenbaum

Acceptance

Image

“Intercourse was now forbidden to everyone but married people; bundling disappeared. In its place young courting couples engaged in "petting"--which, interpreted broadly,…

Leora Tanenbaum

Double standard

Image

“In comparison, young unmarried women in America were fortunate: They had a certain measure of sexual freedom. Eighteenth-century parents allowed their daughters…

Leora Tanenbaum

Double standard

Image

“Unwed white girls who became pregnant in the postwar years were considered psychologically disturbed but treatable, whereas their black counterparts were presumed…

Leora Tanenbaum

Adoption